Welcome to the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
The Division of Geriatric Medicine offers a 1-year Geriatric Fellowship program, fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The highly competitive program accepts 2 fellows each year. The dedicated faculty is vested in providing a robust clinical and didactic training experience to ensure our graduates are highly qualified geriatric specialists.
Curriculum
Fellows experience continuity of care in a variety of settings. They practice at a fellows’ clinic twice weekly and oversee the care of a panel of 6-12 residents at a local skilled nursing facility. They assess these residents twice monthly at the nursing facility, developing competence in long term care management. Each fellow accompanies a home visit practice, coordinating care for approximately 10 homebound elders.
Clinical block assignments change every 4 weeks and offer exposure to the more acute and specialized care of the elderly. Fellows supervise residents on the Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Unit delivering comprehensive, compassionate care to the elderly.
In addition to blocks on the inpatient setting, fellows rotate on the Pain and Palliative Care Inpatient Consult Service and the Neurology Inpatient Consult Service. Fellows are supervised at a skilled nursing facility with exposure to a Subacute Rehabilitation Unit, and a Dementia Neuropsychiatric Assessment Unit. Fellows also care for patients in a home assessment program supervised by nurse practitioners. Our trainees also enrich their knowledge of specialties such as Radiology, Wound Care, and Urology during outpatient blocks.
As part of the didactic curriculum, fellows participate in question sessions to equip them for the certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine.
Research
Both geriatric fellows are encouraged to engage in a clinical research project and quality improvement projects. Fellows present posters and papers at local professional meetings as well as at national meetings of the American Geriatric Society and the American Medical Directors Association.
Fellows are encouraged to participate actively in the Metropolitan Area Geriatrics Society, a New York State affiliate of the American Geriatrics Society
The future of medical care is you
Our program strives to provide the best educational experience in an environment that assures a balance between academic and clinical activities. We take great pride in our success in preparing residents to become the next generation of expert practitioners. For more information, contact Jessenia Puntiel, Program Coordinator, jpuntiel@maimo.org, or call (718) 283-7089.